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Top Headlines - The Times of India

Taliban: Mullah Omar death report false, phone hacked

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 11:50 PM PDT

Two Taliban spokesmen said their mobile phones, emails and a website had been hacked and messages issued on Wednesday falsely reporting the death of the movement's supreme leader Mullah Mohammad Omar.

US to its companies: Tap Indian middle class' growing appetite

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 08:47 PM PDT

Concerned over the escalating competition from India and China, a top US official has asked the American companies to "flex muscles" and tap the expanding middle class in these countries.

New plan offers hope for progress in US debt talks

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 08:27 PM PDT

A group of Democratic and Republican senators offered an ambitious plan on Tuesday that could revive stalled US debt talks and the prospect of a long-term deficit reduction deal to avert a default by the United States.

US officials met Gaddafi's reps to say he needs to go: White House

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 08:00 PM PDT

US officials met representatives of Muammar Gaddafi over the weekend not for any negotiation but to deliver the message that it is time the Libyan leader cedes power, the White House said.

Murdochs fight back, but big battles lie ahead: Press

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 07:30 PM PDT

Media boss Rupert Murdoch and son James emerged from a day of high political theatre with their reputations enhanced, Britain's press said on Wednesday.

US officials met Gaddafi's representatives to say he needs to go: White House

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 04:58 PM PDT

US officials met representatives of Muammar Gaddafi over the weekend not for any negotiation but to deliver the message that it is time the Libyan leader cedes power, the White House said.

Strauss-Kahn accusers' attorneys meet NYC prosecutors

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 04:24 PM PDT

Lawyers for the New York hotel maid and the French novelist who have separately accused Dominique Strauss-Kahn of trying to rape them met jointly Tuesday with prosecutors, but it wasn't immediately clear what the prospects were for convergence between complaints on two continents.

FBI arrests 14 in probe of hacker group Anonymous

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 03:12 PM PDT

The FBI arrested at least 14 people on Tuesday as part of a wide-ranging investigation of the Internet vigilante hacking group Anonymous, a law enforcement source said.

EU values under strain in crisis: Greek foreign minister

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 02:01 PM PDT

The European Union is facing a huge test of its values as it wrestles with economic woes, Greek foreign minister Stavros Lambrinidis said Tuesday ahead of a crunch summit on a new bailout for Athens.

Killer of Afghan President Hamid Karzai's aide received calls from Pakistan

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 01:38 PM PDT

The killer of Afghan President Hamid Karzai's close ally Jan Mohammad Khan had received telephone calls before and after the deadly shooting from Pakistan, the interior minister told parliament today.

US policy group urges free contraception for women

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 12:34 PM PDT

Birth control pills should be provided to women free of charge under US health insurance plans, a non-governmental health policy advisory group urged on Tuesday.

Rupert Murdoch's car mobbed ahead of UK hearing

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 05:47 AM PDT

Rupert Murdoch's car was mobbed by photographers Tuesday as he arrived for a grilling from UK lawmakers about the phone hacking scandal that has swept from his media empire through the London police and even to the prime minister's office.

2G spectrum case: Delhi HC rejects Karim Morani's bail plea

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 03:10 AM PDT

The Delhi high court on Tuesday rejected film producer and 2G scam accused Karim Morani's plea for interim bail on health grounds.

Mumbai serial blasts: Toll rises to 20 as another person dies

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 02:13 AM PDT

One more person, who was severely injured during the July 13 serial blasts in Mumbai, died on Tuesday while undergoing treatment in a government hospital here, taking the death toll in the blasts to 20.

UPPSC postpones examination for recruitment of food inspectors

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 01:37 AM PDT

The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission has postponed the examination for recruitment of 430 food inspectors scheduled on July 24 due to some change in rules, officials said here.

Ex-CVC PJ Thomas withdraws plea from HC against his sacking

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 01:35 AM PDT

Former CVC P J Thomas on Tuesday withdrew from the Delhi high court his plea for direction to the Rashtrapati Bhawan to decide his representation against the Supreme Court order sacking him.

Vilasrao Deshmukh takes charge of Science & Tech Ministry

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 01:35 AM PDT

Putting to rest speculation over his "unhappiness" at being shifted from the Rural Development Ministry, Vilasrao Deshmukh today took charge as the new Science and Technology Minister, saying "technology will drive the future".